The Guardian's Richard Sprenger steps inside a farm, an abattoir and a knackers yard to see how the industry deals with dead and dying animals, and what that says about our own humanity. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn The welfare of farm animals is well regulated in the UK, but in many cases these animals still suffer traumatic, messy deaths through sickness, injury or the lengthy process that leads to the abattoir. It’s an area of farming that we rarely think about, let alone see – but the safe disposal of carcasses takes many forms Episode 1: ‘This is a place of death’: the fight for a meat-free world | Human Animal ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/oct/26/this-is-a-place-of-death-the-fight-for-a-meat-free-world-video WARNING: This video contains footage of dead animals and animals being killed The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3biVfwh Website ► https://www.theguardian.com/ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian #HumanAnimal #Abattoir #Knackerman #AnimalWelfare #Farming